Virgílio do Nascimento Antunes
| His Most Reverend Excellency, Dom Virgílio I | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Coimbra and Count of Arganil | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Braga |
| Province | Braga |
| Metropolis | Braga |
| Diocese | Coimbra |
| See | Coimbra |
| Appointed | 28 April 2011 |
| Installed | 10 July 2011 |
| Predecessor | Albino I |
| Other post | Count of Arganil |
| Previous post | Rector of the Shrine of Fatima (2008-2011) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 4 July 1987 |
| Consecration | 3 July 2011 by Cardinal António Marto, Bishop of Leiria-Fátima, Anacleto Cordeiro Gonçalves de Oliveira, Bishop of Viana do Castelo and Albino Mamede Cleto, Bishop Emeritus of Coimbra |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Virgílio do Nascimento Antunes 22 September 1961 Batalha |
| Motto | Praedicamus Christum crucifixum, Dei Sapientiam |
Virgílio do Nascimento Antunes (Batalha, São Mamede, 22 September 1961) is a Portuguese Catholic bishop, currently Bishop of the Diocese of Coimbra and ex officio the 30th Count of Arganil.
Biography
He was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Leiria-Fatima on 29 September 1985. Since then, he has taken on various roles in the same diocese, most notably in the formation of candidates for the priesthood, as a formator and rector. In the meantime, he specialised in biblical sciences in Rome and Jerusalem.[1]
On 25 September 2008 he took up the post of rector of the Shrine of Fatima for a five-year mandate.
On April 28, 2011, he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Coimbra by Pope Benedict XVI.[2] He was ordained bishop on July 3, 2011, in the Basilica of the Holy Trinity, in Fátima, by Cardinal António Marto, bishop of Leiria-Fátima, Anacleto Oliveira, bishop of Viana do Castelo and by Albino Cleto, bishop from Coimbra.
He took office as Bishop of Coimbra on July 10, 2011, in Coimbra.[3]
References
- Back to citation "Anuário Católico". www.anuariocatolicoportugal.net. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- Back to citation "Entrevista a D. Virgílio Antunes, Bispo de Coimbra: "Desejo sempre estar como sou, numa atitude de procura, de diálogo e de proximidade"". Leiria-Fátima (in European Portuguese). 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- Back to citation "Coimbra: Novo bispo atento à sociedade civil – Agência ECCLESIA" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-12-28.